The newly-established Khalifa University of Science and Technology combines the Masdar Institute
of Science and Technology (MI), Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
(KUSTAR), and the Petroleum Institute (PI) into one world-class, research-intensive institution,
seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in
applied science and engineering.

The Masdar Institute of Science Technology and Petroleum Institute remain as research institutes
at Khalifa University, playing a critical role in the research structure and culture of the university
and serving as interdisciplinary research units focused on long-term strategic priorities.

Research is at the core of KU, as we know research has the power to transform industry, society
and regions KU’s research-focused academics seek to achieve global impact through excellence
in research domains of regional importance.

Research Collaborations

KU has major research agreements with local and international companies such as Strata, ADNOC, GLOBALFOUNDRIES, UAE Space Agency, the National Center of Meteorology, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, Etihad Airways, Emirates Global Aluminum, Boeing, BP and others. It has over 50 industry and government sponsored research contracts and has signed more than USD20 million in sponsored research contracts in the past two years.

Research Facilities

16 dedicated research centers exploring a diverse range of energy, water, healthcare and aerospace issues of direct relevance to the UAE’s strategic development and economic diversification.228 laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment investigating subjects ranging from artificial intelligence and robotics to clean energy, hydrocarbons and aerospace.3 field research projects for solar and building technologies development and bioenergy production.

Rankings

September 2018 Khalifa University ranked 1st overall in the UAE and 1st in the Arab region in the categories of ‘Research’ and ‘Industry Income’ according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019. It also ranked 2nd overall in the Arab world.

Rankings

In November 2018 Khalifa University was placed in the 176-200 band out of over 900 institutions assessed across more than 70 countries in the 2019 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Subject Rankings for Engineering and Technology.

In September 2018 Khalifa University was ranked 1st in the UAE and 2nd in the Arab region by the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2019, as well as being ranking top in the categories of Research and Industry Income.

In June 2018 Khalifa University was ranked top in the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and 33rd overall in the listing of the world’s top young universities in the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Top 50 Under 50 ranking.

In June 2018 Khalifa University ranked 12th overall in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings 2018: Millennial Universities Millennial Ranking and 49th in the Young University Ranking.

In June 2018 Khalifa University ranked first in the UAE and 315th globally according to the 2019 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, placing the university among the top 31% of the 1,011 institutions assessed across the world.

In May 2018 Khalifa University ranked 15th in the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018, as well as first among more established universities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

In February 2018 Khalifa University was the only UAE University to reach the listing of the top 40 universities in Asia in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2018, with a ranking of 32 out of 359 Asian universities ranked.

In September 2017 Khalifa University achieved the highest ranking for a UAE institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings for the 2017-2018 period, reaching the 301-350 bracket.

In October 2017 Khalifa University ranked third in the Arab world in the Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings for ‘Engineering and Technology’, placing in the 201-250 band out of 500 international engineering and technology education institutes.

In 2017 the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) made the Times Higher Education’s (THE) Youngest Rankings 2017, which evaluated 200 universities around the world that are less than 50 years old, reaching the 101-150 bracket.

The Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) was ranked in the top 50 of the Times Higher Education (THE) Emerging Economies and BRICS Universities 2016 ranking, and was the highest ranked university from the MENA region.

The Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR) ranked 16 th in the Nature Index 2016 listing of top academic institutes of West Asia.
The Petroleum Institute (PI) ranked in the top 100 in the Nature Index 2016 listing of top academic institutes of West Asia.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI) was ranked 14th in the top 20 universities in the 2016 Best Arab Region Universities Rankings of the US News and World Report, and top in the UAE in the “field-weighted citation impact” category, and third in the “field-weighted citation impact” category.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI) was ranked the top Arab university in the “field-weighted citation impact” category in the 2015 US News and World Report rankings.

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI) was ranked in the top ten in the subject rankings of Energy, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Science and Materials Science and in the top 20 for Chemical Engineering and Computer Science subject rankings by the 2015 US News and World Report.